Born on 20 December 1951 in Setagaya, Tokyo, Shigeru Suzuki is a celebrated
Japanese guitarist best known for his contributions to the iconic Japanese rock
band Happy End, a pioneering force in the development of modern Japanese pop and
rock music in the 1970s. He released three albums with the group—1970's Happy
End, 1971's Kazemachi Roman, and 1973's Happy End—before calling it quits at the
end of 1973. Two years later, Shigeru Suzuki began making inroads as a soloist
with his debut 1975 album Band Wagon, which was recorded in LA with a group of
American musicians from bands su...